Cy Coleman

With Scrooge back under wraps, it's time for the 2013 winter theater season to begin in earnest. There's an especially strong slate of classical works opening between now and the end of March, but the offerings also are as diverse as ever. Among the many intriguing, cold-weather possibilities, here are 10 shows (in alphabetical order) with particular interest and promise.

"The Aliens": The works of the playwright Annie Baker ("Circle Mirror Transformation") have not been produced often enough in Chicago. A Red Orchid Theatre, an aptly intimate Chicago theater, will produce the first Chicago production of Baker's sweet, 2010 play about young...

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With Scrooge back under wraps, it's time for the 2013 winter theater season to begin in earnest. There's an especially strong slate of classical works opening between now and the end of March, but the offerings also are as diverse as ever. Among the...